Rider’s A’Zhariah Veasy got a taste of the state track meet last year as a junior.

If the WFISD Invitational Friday night at Garnett Field was any indication, expect Veasy to be competing deep into the school year again this spring.

Veasy won three gold medals and claimed another silver against other city schools and stiffer competition in Lawton and Hereford.

In addition to winning the triple jump with an area-best mark of 36-7 feet, Veasy finished in first in the 200 and 400 – the event she competed at in Austin as a junior.

Her times of 26.16 seconds and 1:00.11 were also area bests on the young season. The only girl who beat her Friday in an event was Burkburnett’s Mia Cooke in the long jump after both surpassed 16 feet.

Veasy was responsible for more than half of her team’s points as the Rider girls finished fifth with 62 points. Lawton held off Hereford 142-140 to claim the girls title with Burkburnett finishing in third at 86 points.

Amarillo Palo Duro nabbed the boys team title with 170 points with Hirschi coming in second at 112 followed by Hereford (99) and Rider (71).

The Husky quartet of Nate Downing, Javen Banks, Daimarqua Foster and Gerrick McKinney recorded the fastest 4x100 relay time of the young season, beating Palo Duro by more than a second with a 43.06. The last three were double gold relay medalists as David Brown teamed with them to record a 1:29.74 in the 4x200.

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Hirschi's David Brown ran on a winning relay and also took first in the high jump.(Photo: Lauren Roberts/Times Record News)

Banks and McKinney also won individual medals as Banks had a 22-11 in the long jump and McKinney won the 200 by more than a full second with a 22.32.

Burkburnett’s Sloan Lewis, who like Veasy was a state qualifier last year, showed off his versatility Friday by winning the 3,200 (10:15.97) and also grabbing bronze in the 800.

Other local winners at the WFISD Invitational were Brown (high jump) and Burkburnett’s Olivia Johnson (800).

Like Veasy, Amarillo Palo Duro’s Gavin Diaz left with three gold medals as he won both hurdles and the triple jump.

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Hirschi's Iijah Glover competes in the 300 meter hurdles Friday, March 9, 2018, at the WFISD Track Meet at Garnett Stadium. Glover placed third with a time of 53.88 seconds.(Photo: Lauren Roberts/Times Record News)